Typeface Collection (page 5)

Modern Letterpress Designs - Prize Design, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Modern Letterpress Designs - Prize Design, 1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Title-Page of John Lylys Euphues or The Anatomy of Wit, First Edition, 1579, (1942). From " English Novelists", by Elizabeth Bowen. [Collins, London, 1942]

Title page of The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 1815. Creator: Unknown
Title page of The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 1815. Page from the second edition of the Reverend John Hutchinss book

Alphabet Specimen Sheet, pub. 1683 (engraving). Creator: English School (17th Century)
Alphabet Specimen Sheet, from Mechanick Exercises: or The Doctrine of Handy-Works applied to the Art of Printing, pub. 1683 (engraving)

Advertisement of Sale by Candle at Lloyds, 1796, (1928)
Advertisement of Sale by Candle at Lloyd s, 1796, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Lloyds News. London, October 15, 1696 - Numb. 20, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Title-Page Designed by Aubrey Beardsley for Messrs. J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1909, (1914). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
Title-Page Designed by Aubrey Beardsley for Messrs. J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1909, (1914). Illustrated edition of Le Morte d Arthur (the death of Arthur) by Thomas Malory (c.1415-1471)

Oxford University Press: Page from the Odyssey, 1909, (1914). Artist: Robert Proctor
Oxford University Press: Page from the Odyssey, 1909, (1914). Page from The Odyssey by Homer, with Greek types designed by Robert Proctor. From The Art of the Book edited by Charles Holme

Riccardi Press: Page from Sonnets of Shakespeare, c. 1914. Artist: Herbert Percy Horne
Riccardi Press: Page from Sonnets of Shakespeare, c.1914. Illustrated page from an early 20th century publication of the sonnets of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Eragny Press: Opening Page of the Areopagitica, c. 1895-1914. Artist: Lucien Pissaro
Eragny Press: Opening Page of the Areopagitica Printed in the Brook Type, with Border and Initial Letter, c.1895-1914. Illustrated page from a late 19th-early 20th century publication showing an

Eragny Press: Opening Page of Coleridges Christabel, 1895-1914. Artist: Lucien Pissaro
Eragny Press: Opening Page of Coleridges Christabel, 1895-1914. Illustrated page from a late 19th-early 20th century publication showing an extract from the long narrative poem Christabel by Samuel

Kelmscott Press: Page printed in the Golden Type, c. 1895, (1914). Artist: William Morris
Kelmscott Press: Page printed in the Golden Type, c.1895, (1914). Illustrated page: Note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press in which Morris explains his interest in

The British Printer cover, 1919. Artist: William E Swain
The British Printer cover, 1919. Printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

B. Winstone & Sons Ltd. advertisement, 1907. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

Allday Ltd - advertisement, 1907. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

Kidds Inks advert - Attract Attention, 1907. Artist: John Kidd & Co
Kidds Inks advert - Attract Attention, 1907. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

London Show Rooms - Instructive Exhibition for Printers, 1907. Artist: Miller & Richard
London Show Rooms - Instructive Exhibition for Printers, 1907. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]

The Re-Making of England, 1910. Printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XXIII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1910]

Mander Brothers Advert, 1919. Artist: Mander Brothers
Mander Brothers Advert, 1919. Mander Brothers was a major employer in the city of Wolverhampton and was founded in 1773. In the 19th century the firm became an important manufacturer of varnishes

Construction of Lower-Case Letters, 1917. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1917]

Bill Printed for the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1851, (1910). From The Strand Magazine. [George Newnes Ltd. London, 1910]

The Arms of Thomas Watton, c1900, (1936). Part of the east window decoration of Grays Inn Hall, dated 1559. From The Connoisseur, Vol. 98, edited by H. Granville Fell

Frontispiece to a Catalan-German Dictionary dated 1502, (1934). Catalan- German dictionary dated 1502. The script reads A very profitable dictionary for learning the Catalan German

The Automobile Association: Membership card, 1936

International Broadcasting Club: Membership card, c1930s. The International Broadcasting Club Card was formed in 1932 and was free to join

Union Jack car transfers, c1960s

Rules of the Civil Service Club, c1953. A book containg the rules of the Civil Service Club. The Civil Service Club is a London social club, founded in 1953

Motor Fuel Ration Book, c1973. A fuel ration book of the like issued by the British government to combat petrol shortages during the 1973 Oil Crisis

Driving Licence, 1950

National Health and Pensions Insurance Card: Members Record Card, c1930s

The Order of the Burial of the Dead, c1900. Artist: JA Leuty
The Order of the Burial of the Dead, c1900. The Burial of the Dead produced by undertaker, J. A. Leuty of Harrow Road, London

Motor Vehicle Registration Book, 1949. Motor Vehicle Registration Book taken out for a Vauxhall Sedan

Receipt for Swimming Lessons, 1935. A receipt for swimming lessons taken at Eton Swimming School dated back to the middle of 19th century

Compensations Quotation from Emerson, c1917, (1917). Artist: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Compensations Quotation from Emerson, c1917, (1917). Compensation, an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). It appeared in the book ?Essays?, first published 1841. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J

Titanic - Iceberg Telegram, 1912. A telegram transmited from RMS Titanic (M.G.Y.) to the S.S. Birma, April 15, 1912, reading, We have struck iceberg sinking fast come to our assistance. Position Lat

Johns Baskervilles Virgil, 1757, (1946). Artist: John Baskerville
Johns Baskervilles Virgil, 1757, (1946). Types designed by John Baskerville (1706-1775) showing his characteristic spacing 11 9/16 X 8 11/18. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell

Sheet 16, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 15, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 14, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 13, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 12, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 11, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 10, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 9, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 8, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Sheet 7, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

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